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>>> again we're live in the pentagon today. defense secretary leon panetta and martin dempsey are about to give a briefing. one of the topics discussion could be the new initiative that could deploy army units around the world to build partnerships and increase the nation's security capabilities. >>> live at the pentagon. waiting for secretary of defense leon panetta. as we wait, the house and senate have passed a bill that's aimed at salvaging 2.8 million jobs. the measure cleared the house on a vote of 373-52. the vote in the senate was 74-19. it now goes to president obama's desk for his signature. it would spend money on highways. the house is expected to do the same shortly. you can see the house live on c-span and the senate on c-span 2. >> this might be a good time to turn around obscure what are otherwise concealed -- >>> good afternoon. as you know, it's now been one year since i was sworn in as secretary of defense. it truly has been an honor for me to lead the men and women of this department. and to do so during a v
>>> again we're live in the pentagon today. defense secretary leon panetta and martin dempsey are about to give a briefing. one of the topics discussion could be the new initiative that could deploy army units around the world to build partnerships and increase the nation's security capabilities. >>> live at the pentagon. waiting for secretary of defense leon panetta. as we wait, the house and senate have passed a bill that's aimed at salvaging 2.8 million jobs. the measure...
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. >>> here's a live look at the pentagon briefing room where we're expect defense secretary leon panetta and join chiefs of staff martin dempsey. this is expected to get under way momentarily and we'll have it for you live here on c-span3. >>> also, jicht so you know, a little later today at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3 we'll have a conversation on u.s./russia relations. president obama shoefting a g-8 suchlt at camp david and russia's newly sworn-in president vladimir putin is skipping the meeting busy stabilizing his new captain and is sending medvedev in his place. the center for strategic and international studies will begin live here on c-span3 at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >>> and while we wait for the pentagon briefing to get under way, another capitol hill briefing from house minority leader nancy pelosi. this morning she sent president obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage, filled my heart with joy and doesn't think it will hurt democrats in november. >>> good morning. yesterday was quite historic. all of us, america's children and families and workers saw history being made rig
. >>> here's a live look at the pentagon briefing room where we're expect defense secretary leon panetta and join chiefs of staff martin dempsey. this is expected to get under way momentarily and we'll have it for you live here on c-span3. >>> also, jicht so you know, a little later today at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3 we'll have a conversation on u.s./russia relations. president obama shoefting a g-8 suchlt at camp david and russia's newly sworn-in president vladimir...
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panetta said the pentagon is spending $3 billion on cyber defenses roughly annually. or that's the number he used. but like improvised explosive devices, a cyber attacker really changes the dynamic asemimetricically. is this die gnattic basically -- dynamic basically fundamentally stacked against the united states in termings of having to spend -- terms of us having to spend an enormous amount of money? >> it really favors the attacker in this realm. and so -- there's a danger of a potential arms race where you spend $1 billion to solve $1 million problem. so one way around that is to potentially change the way you play the game. so one way to do that is to refocus on things like deterrence and offensive capabilities so hopefully you prevent attacks from even occurring. but even on the defensive side there are other ways that one can focus on defending one's networks and data that are maybe a little bit less expensive and are equally effective. >> like? >> use active defenses where instead of trying to stop, you can play a game where you know there's 99 attacks -- 100
panetta said the pentagon is spending $3 billion on cyber defenses roughly annually. or that's the number he used. but like improvised explosive devices, a cyber attacker really changes the dynamic asemimetricically. is this die gnattic basically -- dynamic basically fundamentally stacked against the united states in termings of having to spend -- terms of us having to spend an enormous amount of money? >> it really favors the attacker in this realm. and so -- there's a danger of a...
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troops in afghanistan, pentagon leaders are cracking down. we'll hear why defense secretary leon panetta sees discipline as a strategic issue. but, first, the improvised explosive device or ied has defined the wars in iraq and afghanistan, such low-cost bombs have been a weapon of choice for centuries and a global scurnlg. last year alone nearly 7000 such devices were used in 111 countries, causing more than 12,000 casualties. over the past decade low-cost bombs made of artillery shells or fertilizer have been the deadliest weapons in both wars, killing or injuring thousands of american and allied troops and many more civilians, spurring many billions of dollars in spending for better armored vehicles, detection systems like surveillance aircraft, jammers to defeat improvised bombs and robots to diffuse them. for this coordinated response, they created jido. in the six years since its launch, it has developed new systems, tactics and procedures that have helped save countless u.s. friends and troops' lives. it has an annual budget of about $3
troops in afghanistan, pentagon leaders are cracking down. we'll hear why defense secretary leon panetta sees discipline as a strategic issue. but, first, the improvised explosive device or ied has defined the wars in iraq and afghanistan, such low-cost bombs have been a weapon of choice for centuries and a global scurnlg. last year alone nearly 7000 such devices were used in 111 countries, causing more than 12,000 casualties. over the past decade low-cost bombs made of artillery shells or...
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but this week the pentagon's top man, leon panetta announced a new crackdown. the main change as far as we can tell accusations will be investigated by senior officers. not just unit commanders. the pentagon says last year alone, last year, 19,000 sexual assaults in one year, most of them went unreported and unpunished. there is more to that. we spoke with several former service women, and this one story we found was typical. she was a marine, who reported an attack by a fellow marine but instead of finding help, she was drummed out by the military. doing the right thing was in 21-year-old stephanie schroeder's blood. >> i joined after 9-11, i thought it was the right thing to do. i come from a military family and i have a great sense of honor and patriotism toward the country. >> six months she was training at a base in virginia. one saturday she decided to blow off steam with fellow marines. >> we went out to dinner, i got up to go to the rest room, and my attacker followed me and forced his way in the bathroom. i went to pull the door shut, and he grabbed it
but this week the pentagon's top man, leon panetta announced a new crackdown. the main change as far as we can tell accusations will be investigated by senior officers. not just unit commanders. the pentagon says last year alone, last year, 19,000 sexual assaults in one year, most of them went unreported and unpunished. there is more to that. we spoke with several former service women, and this one story we found was typical. she was a marine, who reported an attack by a fellow marine but...
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they met here at the pentagon. they met of course in israel last fall, and they have met in canada. so they have a very good working relationship. and the clear message that these meetings send is that we have an unwavering commitment to the security of israel. that's reflected across the range of challenges that we both confront, and of course you saw the announcement on iron dome today which signals our continued commitment to israeli missile defense capabilities. while i can't get into the specifics of their discussion, i can say that they over the course of their dialogue over the past several months have discussed global and regional security challenges. and i think that reflects their discussion today. on the issue of pakistan and the discussions we're having with the pakastanis on the ground lines of communication, those discussions continue. and i don't want to get into the specifics at this stage, but we remain hopeful that the ground supply routes will remain open. and of course that's very important we believe to our effort in afghanistan. our supplies are sound, and the
they met here at the pentagon. they met of course in israel last fall, and they have met in canada. so they have a very good working relationship. and the clear message that these meetings send is that we have an unwavering commitment to the security of israel. that's reflected across the range of challenges that we both confront, and of course you saw the announcement on iron dome today which signals our continued commitment to israeli missile defense capabilities. while i can't get into the...
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sunday nights a pentagon spokesman says the government has required the defense secretary to fly military plane for all travel personal or professional. that is because of the secure communications system on board. >>> and tried to figure out a balance the need for security with reasonable travel. >>> before taking the job he made it clear that he returned home on weekends to moderate where his wife works at the institute of public policy some say they understand and some don't. did we have in that job and the way from your family the same time it is a lot ask of anybody sell permian the expense would be worth it. >>> happen if the cut sides? >>> and monterey sharon since cbs five. >>> another memorial service for a victim of the university shootings. did grades the ceremony for 23 or older things didn't graze cam was held at the news alive church in fremont police believe 43 rolled in 1 go killed kim and six others on monday. the oakland a's also paid respects to the victims before tonight's game with the mariners this teams seldom a silence is just an the other side the freeway from the
sunday nights a pentagon spokesman says the government has required the defense secretary to fly military plane for all travel personal or professional. that is because of the secure communications system on board. >>> and tried to figure out a balance the need for security with reasonable travel. >>> before taking the job he made it clear that he returned home on weekends to moderate where his wife works at the institute of public policy some say they understand and some...
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the pentagon outlining a plan today that slows the growth of military spending including the cutting the size of the army and marine corps, retiring a number of older planes. it is drawing some criticism from republicans. it will likely come up in the debate tonight between the four republican candidates. the changes announced today by leon panetta as he was joined by general dempsey it's in total cutting about $887 billion from defense spending. here's more everywhere today's event at the pentagon. >> one thing i was hoping you could better help me understand, you talk about hard choices and accepting some measure of risk but you also point out the ground forces will still be higher than ach nevin, there will still be aircraft carriers roughly at the same level. given that, what is the risk and where are the hard choices? >> want me to do it? >> yes, sir, please. >> look, the risks come with the fact that you know, we will have a smaller force. as we said, it's larger than we had prior to 9/11. but obviously, it will be a smaller force and when is you have a smaller force, there are
the pentagon outlining a plan today that slows the growth of military spending including the cutting the size of the army and marine corps, retiring a number of older planes. it is drawing some criticism from republicans. it will likely come up in the debate tonight between the four republican candidates. the changes announced today by leon panetta as he was joined by general dempsey it's in total cutting about $887 billion from defense spending. here's more everywhere today's event at the...
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vice-president, it is truly an honor to be able to host you at the pentagon today. >> [interpreter] >> the united states and china are pacific powers. and we welcome the rise of a prosperous and successful china. that plays an active and responsible role in regional and global security affairs. we want to work with china to build an open, transparent, and in close of regional security order. to build a cooperative partnership, it is essential that we enhance mutual trust. mutual trust and understanding between our two military establishments. it is in the interest of both of our countries to work toward genuine strategic transparency. and to build trust and cooperation on both sides. by forging these common bonds and by forging a stronger working relationship. i believe that the united states and china can work together for continued peace, stability, and prosperity in the asia-pacific region. again, we welcome you here. >> [speaking in chinese] >> honorable secretary panetta it is my great pleasure to come to the pentagon at your invitation and to have this meeting with you and your
vice-president, it is truly an honor to be able to host you at the pentagon today. >> [interpreter] >> the united states and china are pacific powers. and we welcome the rise of a prosperous and successful china. that plays an active and responsible role in regional and global security affairs. we want to work with china to build an open, transparent, and in close of regional security order. to build a cooperative partnership, it is essential that we enhance mutual trust. mutual...
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with the united states losing a string of critical bases across central asia the pentagon has a plan to the instant you try to secure more on the rise defense secretary leon panetta is on a p.r. toward india publicly asking him to take on a greater role in afghanistan and they say there's a lot more at stake washington is going to india slated for a bigger role last pakistan supported with america's going to start writing but i've said to time about how much time to move to the edge of the sea rapidly auntie's punishment reports not just why america is eager to cozy up to india. the world got it eyes on india it's the planet's biggest arms importer and if that spend one hundred billion dollars on beefing up its military arsenal over the next decade while many weapon makers from far and wide are lining up to cash in on this need to modernize the united states's dash to the front. pack india is also being an. american stew to strengthen its name. to find america. selling india ships and also. had graphs to the navy to many it's seen as part of the u.s. is bigger shift towards asia one
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defense spending, all this is coming as worries increase over the threat of sequestration which has the pentagon facing $500 billion in additional cuts by the end of the year if congress fails to strike a deficit reduction deal. i'm now joined by nora benthail for the new american center for security which has been influential on the obama administration's defense policies and dan garae of the lexington institute who's also an adviser to republican presidential candidate mitt romney. lady and gentleman, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> nora, let me start with you, and, dan, i would like to get your take on it also, will the house version of this budget make it through the senate in any fashion whatsoever? >> i think there's virtually no chance it'll go through in its current form. i think right now there's no likelihood that there's going to be serious movement on these issues until after the election. a lot of this right now is political cal posturing, trying to implement campaign promises, but the house had to know that the senate would not be interested in passing the plan as is. it i
defense spending, all this is coming as worries increase over the threat of sequestration which has the pentagon facing $500 billion in additional cuts by the end of the year if congress fails to strike a deficit reduction deal. i'm now joined by nora benthail for the new american center for security which has been influential on the obama administration's defense policies and dan garae of the lexington institute who's also an adviser to republican presidential candidate mitt romney. lady and...
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with the united states losing a string of critical bases across central asia the pentagon has apparently the wants to drive to secure more allies defense secretary leon panetta is on a p.r. torn india publicly asking you to anything take on a greater role in afghanistan i say there's more at stake and washington is going to india slated for bigger role i think most of pakistan's support of them. can start by a certain kind about the much touted move to the asia pacific young rattling auntie's reassured over what's now just why america are so eager to cozy up to india. the world got its eyes on india it's the planet's biggest arms importer and is set to spend one hundred billion dollars on beefing up its military arsenal over the next decade while many weapon makers from far and wide are lining up to cash in on this need to modernize the united states's dash to the front of the pack. to strengthen its new. america. ships and those who. grow through the navy to many it's seen as part of the u.s. is bigger shift towards asia one that its defense secretary leon panetta is now touring the reg
with the united states losing a string of critical bases across central asia the pentagon has apparently the wants to drive to secure more allies defense secretary leon panetta is on a p.r. torn india publicly asking you to anything take on a greater role in afghanistan i say there's more at stake and washington is going to india slated for bigger role i think most of pakistan's support of them. can start by a certain kind about the much touted move to the asia pacific young rattling auntie's...
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extending support to the rebels and as you just heard from oksana leon panetta the pentagon chief saying to us to get the hell out of town what do you make of that who do you believe in this story. well i do things and you don't the us government policy we see the assad regime. was of course and that's what he's trying to avoid is chaos so the u.s. and iran because he's also said that the army and the priest kerman in time the problem even more in syria than in iraq current approach is the army armed police is also current and what we're seeing is not just about who can be patron democrat . in the west but also a battle between some groups of society and even if president assad and his family left the country there are two million other whites two million christians who can easily be many of them around. more radical muslim groups who are receiving prayer room yet so when there are no let me as you say mark i'm sort of in trouble as you say there are a lot of internal and deep sectarian issues here that i think a lot of the other parts of the world don't fully recognize or understand wit
extending support to the rebels and as you just heard from oksana leon panetta the pentagon chief saying to us to get the hell out of town what do you make of that who do you believe in this story. well i do things and you don't the us government policy we see the assad regime. was of course and that's what he's trying to avoid is chaos so the u.s. and iran because he's also said that the army and the priest kerman in time the problem even more in syria than in iraq current approach is the army...
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complex and american special forces contingent has descended on jordan's border with syria and what the pentagon defines as a boost to the country's fighting capabilities in case violence spills of he's going to check out has more on the move and the intended message. according to defense secretary leon panetta they send the troops to jordan syrian border in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but another he was defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said the forces are made up of one hundred military personnel and other personnel who stayed on in jordan after attending an annual exercise in maine and several dozen more have flown in since they were operating from the joint us jordanian military center north of that americans have used for years and the news about u.s. military personnel so close to syria that is boots on the ground of course are just an escalation in. the conflict even in washington which is back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria but jordan is not the only
complex and american special forces contingent has descended on jordan's border with syria and what the pentagon defines as a boost to the country's fighting capabilities in case violence spills of he's going to check out has more on the move and the intended message. according to defense secretary leon panetta they send the troops to jordan syrian border in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but...
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he makes a statement like that it's going to create a lot of buzz and that's what's happening to the pentagon backing off from that statement in an effort to mend these very fragile relations. right so considering that panetta then reiterated that this wasn't based on any fact this was just his opinion and then the pentagon had to walk it back that's an opinion also it's been repeated about a million times over at this point firstly i would have chosen that as the only clip worth talking about far from it in fact you see one of the most telling parts of this interview with scott pelley was who conducted it was when he decided to ask about the obama administration's killing of anwar a lucky the u.s. citizen was killed in a drone strike in yemen last year and we found out through various leaks that there was a secret legal memo that justified the president ok in the killing of a u.s. citizen without due process although of course that a memo remain secret and according to other reports it will remain so even when attorney general eric holder gives an address touting the now. national security e
he makes a statement like that it's going to create a lot of buzz and that's what's happening to the pentagon backing off from that statement in an effort to mend these very fragile relations. right so considering that panetta then reiterated that this wasn't based on any fact this was just his opinion and then the pentagon had to walk it back that's an opinion also it's been repeated about a million times over at this point firstly i would have chosen that as the only clip worth talking about...
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with the united states losing a string of critical bases across central asia the pentagon has apparently the wants to drive to secure organized defense secretary leon panetta is on a p.r. tour india publicly asking me to take on a greater role in afghanistan and i'm going to say there is far more at stake in washington has gone in india slated for a bigger role i think last pakistan support for his future in afghanistan threatened by a sentence on about the much time to move to the asia pacific could be unraveling. should have reports not just why america are so eager to cozy up to india. the world's got its eyes on india it's the planet's biggest arms importer and if that to spend one hundred billion dollars on beefing up its military arsenal over the next decade while many weapon makers from far and wide are lining up to cash in on this need to modernize the united states's dash to the front of the pack is also being in. america. to strengthen its me remember. to find out america. has been selling india ships and those who are. going to soon. after the name. to many it's seen as part o
with the united states losing a string of critical bases across central asia the pentagon has apparently the wants to drive to secure organized defense secretary leon panetta is on a p.r. tour india publicly asking me to take on a greater role in afghanistan and i'm going to say there is far more at stake in washington has gone in india slated for a bigger role i think last pakistan support for his future in afghanistan threatened by a sentence on about the much time to move to the asia pacific...
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with the united states losing a string of critical bases across central asia the pentagon's apparently launched a new drive to secure more allies defense secretary leon panetta is on appeal to the named in the at public may asking new delhi to take on a greater role in afghanistan but analysts say there is far more at stake and washington has got india slated for a bigger role of the last pakistan supportive of america's future in afghanistan threatened by a resurgent taliban the much touted move to the asia pacific could be unraveling spray straight there are reports now on just why america is so you get the cozy up to india. the world's got its eyes on india its the planet's biggest arms importer and is set to spend one hundred billion dollars on beefing up its military arsenal over the next decade while many weapon makers from far and wide are lining up to cash in on this need to modernize the united states's dash to the front of the pack . to strengthen its new. troops armed guard america. ships and those who. grow up through the navy to many it's seen as part of the u.s. is bigger
with the united states losing a string of critical bases across central asia the pentagon's apparently launched a new drive to secure more allies defense secretary leon panetta is on appeal to the named in the at public may asking new delhi to take on a greater role in afghanistan but analysts say there is far more at stake and washington has got india slated for a bigger role of the last pakistan supportive of america's future in afghanistan threatened by a resurgent taliban the much touted...
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there are united states losing a slew of critical bases across central asia the pentagon has apparently launched a new drive to secure more defense secretary leon panetta is in a toiling publicly asking new delhi to take on a greater role in afghanistan and a say there's that state and washington has got india slated for a bigger role at the last port and his future threatened by a certain much touted move to the asia pacific the unraveling what is pressure there reports now on just why america is so eager to cozy up to india. the world's got its eyes on india its the planet's biggest arms importer and is set to spend a hundred billion dollars on beefing up its military arsenal over the next decade while many weapon makers from far and wide are lining up to cash in on this need to modernize the united states has dash to the front of the pack. to strengthen its. true farmer america. ships and all those who. grow through the move to many it's seen as part of the u.s. is bigger shift towards asia one that its defense secretary leon panetta is now touring the region to actively engage it in
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some analysts claim it could produce nuclear fuel that's easier to adapt weapons use meanwhile the pentagon says it's prepared to use force to reopen a vital well route in the persian gulf which tehran has threatened to block now adding to the tension a former marine has been found guilty of spying for the cia and sentenced to death in iran u.s. a slap his latest round of economic sanctions on the country in response to its nuclear program with the also preparing to enforce penalties more the situation let's talk to journalist actually turn to be now from london both the u.s. and iran have been squaring up not just verbal action but militarily now so who is being more provocative here do you think. iran hasn't attacked any other nation for hundreds of years the united states has form on attacking another nation every couple of years continues to attack all the time i think we know who's provoking this latest spat the united states is a net exporter of oil apparently first time in sixty years so presumably they're enjoying the prices as they spike with every new threat for united states make
some analysts claim it could produce nuclear fuel that's easier to adapt weapons use meanwhile the pentagon says it's prepared to use force to reopen a vital well route in the persian gulf which tehran has threatened to block now adding to the tension a former marine has been found guilty of spying for the cia and sentenced to death in iran u.s. a slap his latest round of economic sanctions on the country in response to its nuclear program with the also preparing to enforce penalties more the...
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fox 5's tom fitzgerald live at the pentagon. tom. >> reporter: brian, you know, this was a different memorial than we have seen in past years. president obama made his address, as you said, this morning to victims' families and pentagon officials, and the memorial itself remained closed until noon today. we can tell you that the size of the crowds we saw today were smaller but it is also true to say that the people who came here told us they still feel very strongly about this place and that day 11 years after 9/11. on a stretch of land just next to the pentagon sits 183 benches bearing 183 names, one for each of the victims that dade here on 9/11. >> i don't know, it's just a wonderful place to sit and reflect. >> reporter: marlene and don of iowa had a brother--law who worked in the pentagon. he wasn't here on 9/11, but they know others weren't so lucky. >> you see the importance of it, that we do honor all the people who died in the crash. >> reporter: these benches are laid out in the order of the victims' ages. julian was i
fox 5's tom fitzgerald live at the pentagon. tom. >> reporter: brian, you know, this was a different memorial than we have seen in past years. president obama made his address, as you said, this morning to victims' families and pentagon officials, and the memorial itself remained closed until noon today. we can tell you that the size of the crowds we saw today were smaller but it is also true to say that the people who came here told us they still feel very strongly about this place and...
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. >> of the pentagon said the latest target is an army soldier who worked for the white house communications agency, where military personnel set up and maintain equipment. meantime, the white house announced it had done its own investigation and cleared its staffers. >> there is no indication that and -- that any member of the white house advance team engaged in any improper conduct or behavior. the meantime, a source says the colombian police have been very helpful to the u.s. investigators who have not interviewed all the women identified as being part of the case. nbc news in cartagena, colombia. back to you. >> in commitment 2012, president obama hits the road today to speak to a key group of general election swing voters. but it faces competition from it romney, who did -- is also out hard for the use the vote -- youth vote. bimbo the zeroing in on young people and concerned about mounting debt, a key issue that could sway the college vote. mr. romney -- >> i think young people will understand ours is the party of opportunity and jobs -- jobs. >> and president obama -- >> we should be
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special forces take up positions near sirus southern border with the pentagon telling the deployment to jordan as a safeguard against any violence bill. also spain's credit rating gets slashed to near junk status out of fears that his economies to thaw gold braid effect of recovery with warnings of further downgrades to come. and these are all strategic alliance with the uighurs hundreds bias thread of the country's leaders continue to drive their already tense relationship to the brink of destruction. international news and comments live from moscow this is all c. with me thanks for joining us first if you need a child's rights and these things that's how some of those on board a sewer a bound plane described the welcome they received in turkey at sixteen fighter jets were scrambled to ground the moscow damascus flight it was carrying over thirty passengers including small children now let's get more details from our correspondent at medina caution about how that medina so has there been any reaction to this so far well we have just received official reaction coming from russia's fo
special forces take up positions near sirus southern border with the pentagon telling the deployment to jordan as a safeguard against any violence bill. also spain's credit rating gets slashed to near junk status out of fears that his economies to thaw gold braid effect of recovery with warnings of further downgrades to come. and these are all strategic alliance with the uighurs hundreds bias thread of the country's leaders continue to drive their already tense relationship to the brink of...
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special forces take up position near syria's southern border with the pentagon touting the deployment to jordan as a safeguard against any violence spillover. sprains credit rating get slashed to near junk status over fears that its economy is too far gone for an effective recovery with warnings of further downgrades to come. and israel's strategic alliance with the us hangs by a thread as the country's leaders continue to drive the already tense relationship to the brink of destruction. and thank you for joining our. terror. humiliations threats and beatings that's how some of those on board a syria bound plane described the welcome they received in turkey f. sixteen fighter jets were scrambled to the ground in the moscow damascus what it was carrying over thirty passengers including small children more details now from artie's medina. russia's foreign ministry demanded x.-plane nations to why he turkey failed to inform that there were russian citizens on board of this plane seventeen passengers were reported to be russians overall there were thirty seven people on board this plane a
special forces take up position near syria's southern border with the pentagon touting the deployment to jordan as a safeguard against any violence spillover. sprains credit rating get slashed to near junk status over fears that its economy is too far gone for an effective recovery with warnings of further downgrades to come. and israel's strategic alliance with the us hangs by a thread as the country's leaders continue to drive the already tense relationship to the brink of destruction. and...
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the secretary issued a video message as the pentagon joins the rest of the u.s. government for the first time recognizing june as gay pride month. >> you faithfully served your country with professionalism and courage. just like your fellow service members, you put your country before yourself. >> reporter: this comes nine months after the repeal of the controversial don't ask don't tell policy took effect. under don't ask don't tell gay and lesbian troops could not reveal their orientation. if they did, they faced discharge. the policy forced more than 13,000 service members out of the u.s. military. >> the successful repeal of don't ask don't tell proved to the nation that just like country we defend, we share different backgrounds, different values, different beliefs. >> reporter: according to the secretary, military leaders have concluded the repeal is not affecting morale or readiness. >> i remain committed to removing as many barriers as possible to make america's military a model of equal opportunity to ensure all who are qualified can serve in america's m
the secretary issued a video message as the pentagon joins the rest of the u.s. government for the first time recognizing june as gay pride month. >> you faithfully served your country with professionalism and courage. just like your fellow service members, you put your country before yourself. >> reporter: this comes nine months after the repeal of the controversial don't ask don't tell policy took effect. under don't ask don't tell gay and lesbian troops could not reveal their...
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for the foreseeable future and do you think with the pentagon making this announcement that they have come to the realisation that a war in afghanistan against the taliban is not really winnable at this point. you know i think that i think that the pentagon has seen that they need to change policy you know what secretary gates left he made a couple remarks saying that basically the real problem in afghanistan the political problem is not the military and that we just saw. the deputy secretary michel foreign ways leave and i think the press there is some in workings within the pentagon of arguing about what what needs to occur and leon panetta said essentially that nation building and counterinsurgency is not what the u.s. should be doing so i think that it's more about less less about winning and losing but more about the u.s. making the decision that it's not in its interest in a more to be nation building and i think that the profound move from the inside the pentagon and jake i also want to talk about this highly classified report that was leaked michel's that the taliban backed by
for the foreseeable future and do you think with the pentagon making this announcement that they have come to the realisation that a war in afghanistan against the taliban is not really winnable at this point. you know i think that i think that the pentagon has seen that they need to change policy you know what secretary gates left he made a couple remarks saying that basically the real problem in afghanistan the political problem is not the military and that we just saw. the deputy secretary...
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by the way, i think it is a great opportunity to discipline the pentagon. that is going to be a decision potentially vulnerable to political decisions in the white house about how one where and why and when american military force is going to be used. the dilemma that you have today is that this is not the more dangerous world. we have never been as secure as we are today, but the reality is, we don't know what's coming in the future. we don't know. and we therefore don't know what kinds of forces are going to need. i believe that we are not likely in any near-term future to meet the face of the deploy significant large american knowledge resources on a big invasion stabilization convention of were stabilization mission. in fact, the redraw concedes that. basically our guard to do that anymore. i think in fact a good discipline for a heated sequester or the drawdown in the pentagon is going to retailer and from the forces into the kinds of smaller capacities, more likely to be used to have been used typically of the last 20 years. >> defense secretary leon
by the way, i think it is a great opportunity to discipline the pentagon. that is going to be a decision potentially vulnerable to political decisions in the white house about how one where and why and when american military force is going to be used. the dilemma that you have today is that this is not the more dangerous world. we have never been as secure as we are today, but the reality is, we don't know what's coming in the future. we don't know. and we therefore don't know what kinds of...
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from 2001 to 2010, the base pentagon budget, separate from the war effort, nearly doubled. in 2010, the united states spent more on defense than the next 17 countries combined. and more than half of the amount spent by those 17 countries was from seven nato countries and four other close allies, japan, south korea, australia and israel. last year admiral mullen argued that the flush defense budget had allowed the pentagon to avoid making difficult choices. he said, and i quote, with the increasing defense budget which is almost double, it hasn't forced us to make the hard trades. it hasn't forced us to prioritize. it hasn't forced us to do the analysis. end quote. we can no longer afford to have taxpayer resources spent without doing the analysis, without insuring that every dollar is spent efficiently and infectively invested. we can no longer go along with business as usual if we're going get our fiscal house in order. there is now wide bipartisan consensus that all spending, including spending at the pentagon must be on the table as we figure out how to get our finances
from 2001 to 2010, the base pentagon budget, separate from the war effort, nearly doubled. in 2010, the united states spent more on defense than the next 17 countries combined. and more than half of the amount spent by those 17 countries was from seven nato countries and four other close allies, japan, south korea, australia and israel. last year admiral mullen argued that the flush defense budget had allowed the pentagon to avoid making difficult choices. he said, and i quote, with the...
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so congress in its infinite wisdom is told the pentagon have to 11 aircraft carriers. they've got a special permission of 10 for a while whether building a new one. the pentagon wants to replace each aircraft carrier it has, one aircraft carrier every five years for the rest of my life. these new aircraft carriers, which are enormous, the navy calls for a half acres of mobile not for -- sovereign territory and cost $11 billion. $11 billion is the same out that medicare will spend on all the hip, knee and shoulder surgery on 700,000 beneficiaries. when you do your skin, one aircraft carrier, 700,000 joint replacements. that's not the worst of the. when they take one of these things out of commission, it costs $2 billion. aircraft carriers are expensive even in death. each one has two nuclear reactors and disassembly a nuclear reactor is expensive. so we have some decisions to make on how big a defense budget we want to have. brad mentioned a couple of misconceptions that people like it when the of the misconceptions that people have is that all the money the government
so congress in its infinite wisdom is told the pentagon have to 11 aircraft carriers. they've got a special permission of 10 for a while whether building a new one. the pentagon wants to replace each aircraft carrier it has, one aircraft carrier every five years for the rest of my life. these new aircraft carriers, which are enormous, the navy calls for a half acres of mobile not for -- sovereign territory and cost $11 billion. $11 billion is the same out that medicare will spend on all the...
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the cash didn't dry up and then just this week the head of huntington ingles was fear mongering about pentagon budget cuts according to him the cuts could result in a rise in the cost of ships in other words by more ships or it's going to cost you now the next military sales superstar is good old lockheed martin ninety seven percent of their revenue comes from taxpayer money and they spent a whopping fifteen point one million and lobbying the government and of course lockheed c.e.o. trying to sway public opinion over defense cuts by declaring the cuts would result in massive layoffs and also don't forget about lockheed martin's defense industry doppelganger northrop grumman they get ninety percent of their sales from uncle sam and they spent twelve point seven million in lobbying and then finally there's three communications they focus on surveillance and navigation systems and ninety percent of their sales are to the government with three point seven. million dollars of revenue coming back to k. street now speaking of k. street those four companies at one point or another employed fifty seven
the cash didn't dry up and then just this week the head of huntington ingles was fear mongering about pentagon budget cuts according to him the cuts could result in a rise in the cost of ships in other words by more ships or it's going to cost you now the next military sales superstar is good old lockheed martin ninety seven percent of their revenue comes from taxpayer money and they spent a whopping fifteen point one million and lobbying the government and of course lockheed c.e.o. trying to...
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the biggest fixed deployment of american force in the region since the end of operations in libya the pentagon siding the danger of violence spilling over and monitoring syria's chemical weapons stockpile artist can has more on the move and the intended message. according to defense secretary leon panetta they send the troops to syria jordan border in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but another u.s. defense official speaking on condition of anonymity said the forces are made up of one hundred military personnel and other personnel who stayed on in jordan after attending an annual exercise in may and several dozen more have flown in since they're operating from a joint u.s. jordanian military center north of all man that americans have used for years the news about u.s. military personnel so close to syria actual actual boots on the ground suggests an escalation in the u.s. military involvement in the conflict even as washington pushes back on any suggestion of a direct intervention in syria but jor
the biggest fixed deployment of american force in the region since the end of operations in libya the pentagon siding the danger of violence spilling over and monitoring syria's chemical weapons stockpile artist can has more on the move and the intended message. according to defense secretary leon panetta they send the troops to syria jordan border in case violence escalates in syria and spills over the border leon panetta did not go into details as to how many troops and so on but another u.s....
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white house is in full swing in america at this time in our special election coverage we look at the pentagon's fears of a cyber pearl harbor. so just moments after seven pm here in the russian capital this is artsy life with me rule research showing libya's government forces claim they've taken control of the opposition stronghold of bani walid but they do admit that pockets of resistance do still remain it's after a week's long deadly assault with reports of dozens of residents of the besieged city being killed by pro-government shelling other details now to auntie's paula slayer. we continue to receive these conflicting reports from our sources on the ground we're hearing that the army is actually withdrawing from the city or there we are hearing of wide scale killings from the government sources they say that the system has fallen and we continue to receive verified video footage as well as reports of wide scale killings of indiscriminate shelling and also the use of poisonous gas some of the photos and video we've been receiving show dismembered bodies children who've been killed and some
white house is in full swing in america at this time in our special election coverage we look at the pentagon's fears of a cyber pearl harbor. so just moments after seven pm here in the russian capital this is artsy life with me rule research showing libya's government forces claim they've taken control of the opposition stronghold of bani walid but they do admit that pockets of resistance do still remain it's after a week's long deadly assault with reports of dozens of residents of the...
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. >> defense secretary leon panetta looks at how potential budget cuts could affect the pentagon. he spoke tuesday evening at the center for new american security about the so-called fiscal cliff and defense priorities. [applause] good evening and thank you for coming. >> it is an honor to be introducing my old boss. >> defense secretary leon panetta looks at how budget cuts could affect the pentagon. we spoke tuesday evening at the center for new american security about the fiscal cliff and fed priorities. >> thank you for coming. it is an honor to be back and an honor to be introducing my old boss. as you know, secretary of the net debt is one of the most respected and experienced hands in washington. his resume is legendary. chairman of the budget committee back in the day when they actually passed a budget, director of the office of management and budget, and chief of staff to president clinton when the white house, director of the central intelligence agency, and now secretary of defense, so the question is what in the world are you going to do next. this extraordinary resume
. >> defense secretary leon panetta looks at how potential budget cuts could affect the pentagon. he spoke tuesday evening at the center for new american security about the so-called fiscal cliff and defense priorities. [applause] good evening and thank you for coming. >> it is an honor to be introducing my old boss. >> defense secretary leon panetta looks at how budget cuts could affect the pentagon. we spoke tuesday evening at the center for new american security about the...
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so congress, in its infinite wisdom, has told the pentagon that they have to have 11 aircraft carriers. they got special permission to have ten for a while while they're building a new one, and the pentagon wallets to replace -- wants to replace one aircraft carrier every five years for the rest of of my life. these new aircraft carriers, which are enormous -- the navy calls them four-and-a-half acres of mobile, sovereign territory -- [laughter] costs $11 billion. $11 billion is the same amount that medicare will spend on all the hip, knee and shoulder surgery on 700,000 medicare beneficiaries. so that's -- when you do your scale, one aircraft carrier, 700,000 joint replacements. and that's not the worst of it. when they take one of these things out of commission, it costs $2 billion. aircraft carriers are expensive even in death. each one has two nuclear reactors, and disassembling a nuclear reactor is expensive. so we have some decisions to make on how big a defense budget we want to have. brad mentioned a couple of misconceptions people have. one of the other misconceptions people h
so congress, in its infinite wisdom, has told the pentagon that they have to have 11 aircraft carriers. they got special permission to have ten for a while while they're building a new one, and the pentagon wallets to replace -- wants to replace one aircraft carrier every five years for the rest of of my life. these new aircraft carriers, which are enormous -- the navy calls them four-and-a-half acres of mobile, sovereign territory -- [laughter] costs $11 billion. $11 billion is the same amount...
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the title of a new book that chronicles the history and future of information leaks ranging from the pentagon papers to wiki leaks and beyond r.t. is now sitting down with the author andy greenberg who is also a reporter for forbes magazine welcome and it's a pleasure in your book you introduce readers to the inside world of how activists say for pogs and digital activists such as wiki leaks founder julian assange you came to the conclusion that in the twenty first century the world should grow used to more whistleblowers like bradley manning and more groups like wiki leaks why is that well i met with julian simon in two thousand and ten and it's you know the time it seems to me that he was he sort of made it seem so easy to leak these massive troves of secret documents but i.
the title of a new book that chronicles the history and future of information leaks ranging from the pentagon papers to wiki leaks and beyond r.t. is now sitting down with the author andy greenberg who is also a reporter for forbes magazine welcome and it's a pleasure in your book you introduce readers to the inside world of how activists say for pogs and digital activists such as wiki leaks founder julian assange you came to the conclusion that in the twenty first century the world should grow...
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the pentagon generals want to stay as long as possibly can as as you suggested well within the white house there's been great trepidation about the strategy there's been fears beginning it's just going to be a huge mess it's going to be a political mess or president obama as well as the tremendous cost it's going to cost in lives and and treasure so so again we're seeing that play out now i mean i was at the upcoming nato conference. in may where i think there will be it will be a significant difference in tone from the nato conference that i've attended in the past where that kind of really tried to say we're in this for the long haul and i think that's going to be different this time around. so this point do you think that it's become impossible i mean you know one of the things that you've written about for a long stoner in the last thing you write about is this media machine that we think coming from within the pentagon specifically from the top from the generals but do you think that it's going to be impossible for them to spin their way out of this war you know can they still k
the pentagon generals want to stay as long as possibly can as as you suggested well within the white house there's been great trepidation about the strategy there's been fears beginning it's just going to be a huge mess it's going to be a political mess or president obama as well as the tremendous cost it's going to cost in lives and and treasure so so again we're seeing that play out now i mean i was at the upcoming nato conference. in may where i think there will be it will be a significant...
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he gets to one of the key issues when you're dealing with the pentagon and military spendinging. and that is, members of congress seem to like the fact that the government is reducing spending, except when it impacts contractors or companies that provide materials or products to the defense department and that means jobs in their congressional district. >> yeah, and i mean, on top of that too, one of the biggest issues in this budget proposal is brac, base realignment and closure commission. that came up again and again in the house and senate hearings. to everyone aside from ranking member smith on the house side, senator graham on the senate side, say they are 0 opposed because it amounts to bases being closed in someone's district. >> jeremy herb joining us live on the hill, hill.com. thanks as always for being with us. here's more with congressman walter jones, republican from north carolina. a huge military presence in his congressional district posing questions to defense secretary panetta. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. mr. secretary, i might be the only republican
he gets to one of the key issues when you're dealing with the pentagon and military spendinging. and that is, members of congress seem to like the fact that the government is reducing spending, except when it impacts contractors or companies that provide materials or products to the defense department and that means jobs in their congressional district. >> yeah, and i mean, on top of that too, one of the biggest issues in this budget proposal is brac, base realignment and closure...
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so far the pentagon has found no explosives or weapons in that truck and they aren't sure if it was an attempted attack or coincidence. >>> rick santorum may have swept the southern primaries, but the big winner remains mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won the most delegates of any candidate yesterday sweeping the caucuses in hawaii and american so he mow 0 and add that to alabama and -- and samoa and add that to his share from alabama and mississippi and he now has far more delegates than rick santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul combined. that has santorum supporters ramping up their push to get newt gingrich to drop out of the race in hopes of cutting into romney's lead. >> this will become a two- person race and when it does, a conservative will win. >> these are the same people who said last june i was dead. they recycle this every six weeks and the biggest challenge will be raising money because we came in second. >> the candidates are focusing on the next set of contests. up first the missouri caucuses saturday followed by primaries in puerto rico sunday and illino
so far the pentagon has found no explosives or weapons in that truck and they aren't sure if it was an attempted attack or coincidence. >>> rick santorum may have swept the southern primaries, but the big winner remains mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor won the most delegates of any candidate yesterday sweeping the caucuses in hawaii and american so he mow 0 and add that to alabama and -- and samoa and add that to his share from alabama and mississippi and he now has far...
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but the pentagon and the white house said the culprits will be held accountable. >> good morning, everyone. is absolutely inconsistent with american values, standards of behavior we expect from our military personnel, and how the vast majority of our military personnel particularly marines hold themselves responsible. >> others are shocked by the incident. >> this should go to the u.n. human rights commission. they need to be brought in front of an international court. >> it is against islam and jeopardize peace talks with the taliban. it just shows the u.s. does not want peace talks. >> the taliban's reaction has been surprisingly reserved. a spokesman said the incident would not stop the current negotiations, adding the u.s. military had already committed far worse crimes in afghanistan. >> the taliban says it will not break off potential peace talks over this incident, but what kind of impact will this have in afghanistan? we put that question to our correspondent in kabul. >> what we will be looking for is to see whether these images provoked some sort of demonstrations or riots. the i
but the pentagon and the white house said the culprits will be held accountable. >> good morning, everyone. is absolutely inconsistent with american values, standards of behavior we expect from our military personnel, and how the vast majority of our military personnel particularly marines hold themselves responsible. >> others are shocked by the incident. >> this should go to the u.n. human rights commission. they need to be brought in front of an international court....
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the pentagon says it's reviewing the book where a navy s.e.a.l. wrote to determine what classified information is in it. the defense department says it may press charges against him. >>> this morning the web-hosting site godaddy.com is back up and running. someone hacked the web host yesterday, taking down millions of internet sites it serves. an anonymous hacker is taking responsibility for the attack. the hacker says they picked on godaddy to test its cybersecurity. godaddy says it will provide more information on the cyber attack today. >>> the naacp now calling for a federal investigation of the laurel police department. this stems from this cell phone video that appears to show an officer punching or slapping a man in handcuffs last month. leaders with the prince george's county chapter of the naacp say it shows possible police brutality, and they want the justice department to step in. they also want a federal probe into what they call racial profiling and discrimination and hiring. the officer in that video is currently on administrative du
the pentagon says it's reviewing the book where a navy s.e.a.l. wrote to determine what classified information is in it. the defense department says it may press charges against him. >>> this morning the web-hosting site godaddy.com is back up and running. someone hacked the web host yesterday, taking down millions of internet sites it serves. an anonymous hacker is taking responsibility for the attack. the hacker says they picked on godaddy to test its cybersecurity. godaddy says it...
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from terror networks to the nuclear weapons program, secretary panetta is the person at the pentagon to make sure that iran is not a threat to american national security. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming a great friend, the secretary of defense of the united states, leon panetta. ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you, michael for that very kind introduction. congratulations, on becoming aipac's new president and thank you, thank you for your life-long dedication to a strong u.s./israel relationship. it's my great honor to be here. and to be the first secretary of defense to address the aipac policy conference in more than 20 years. i come here as secretary is but more significantly i come here as a life long friend of israel. a few weeks ago, i had the opportunity to sit down with howard core and lee rose enberg at my office in the pentagon. they briefed me on how they saw the future of the u.s./israel relationship and together we discussed ways to strengthen, to enhance and to deepen the
from terror networks to the nuclear weapons program, secretary panetta is the person at the pentagon to make sure that iran is not a threat to american national security. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming a great friend, the secretary of defense of the united states, leon panetta. ♪ [ applause ] >> thank you, michael for that very kind introduction. congratulations, on becoming aipac's new president and thank you, thank you for your life-long dedication to a strong...
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cyber war is what the pentagon is now calling the fifth domain of warfare u.s. lawmakers are pushing for more power over the internet in the name of cyber security but as time went by political hackers have joined forces with the occupy wall street movement are these loosely cavanagh's shows us how protecting free speech and the internet are growing increasingly at odds. cyber war is the next pearl harbor some dismiss it as hype but in congress it's a clear and present danger we will suffer a catastrophic cyber attack the clock is ticking and in the pentagon wrote keystrokes could now be met with real weapons the pentagon now considers cyber attacks acts of war a cyber attack could merit a military response bombs for bits so to speak. they say that the threat will come from foreign shores. an invisible enemy that lurks abroad but in this year at the protest that enemy has a familiar face and a presence right here at home alone. we are anonymous a leaderless hacker movement with a political purpose together we stand against the new testament i don't govern and jo
cyber war is what the pentagon is now calling the fifth domain of warfare u.s. lawmakers are pushing for more power over the internet in the name of cyber security but as time went by political hackers have joined forces with the occupy wall street movement are these loosely cavanagh's shows us how protecting free speech and the internet are growing increasingly at odds. cyber war is the next pearl harbor some dismiss it as hype but in congress it's a clear and present danger we will suffer a...
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well the pentagon is calling it the fifth domain of warfare last week r.t. took up the issue of cyber war looking into how defense firms and former u.s. officials are cashing in on security contracts aimed at combat ng this new fear now u.s. lawmakers are pushing for more power over the internet in the name of cyber security just today the national security agency warned that the hacktivist group anonymous could have the ability to attack the u.s. power grid in a year or two now at a time when political hackers have joined forces with the occupy wall street movement is loosely caffein off shows us how protecting free speech and the internet are growing really increasingly at odds. cyber war is the next pearl harbor some dismiss it as hype but in congress it's a clear and present danger we will suffer a catastrophic cyber attack the clock is ticking and in the pentagon wrote keystrokes could now be met with real weapons the pentagon now considers cyber attacks acts of war a cyber attack could merit a military response bombs for bit so to speak. they say that
well the pentagon is calling it the fifth domain of warfare last week r.t. took up the issue of cyber war looking into how defense firms and former u.s. officials are cashing in on security contracts aimed at combat ng this new fear now u.s. lawmakers are pushing for more power over the internet in the name of cyber security just today the national security agency warned that the hacktivist group anonymous could have the ability to attack the u.s. power grid in a year or two now at a time when...
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obama made the announcement in the first news conference at the pentagon by a u.s. president. the strategy took into account the end of the war in iraq and winding down of the one in afghanistan. pentagon leaders crafted the strategy in line with defense cuts of $450 billion in the next decade. obama says the u.s. will be able to ensure its security with a smaller ground force. >> our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible, and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> defense secretary leon panetta made it clear the military will no longer be large enough for large scale ground campaigns. still, he noted that american soldiers could win a conflict on the korean peninsula, and counter the iranian threat in the straight of who are muz. the u.s. will help allies defend themselves through diplomacy and military assistance. north korea says new leadership will promote nuclear development under military led rule. the statement was issued by the north
obama made the announcement in the first news conference at the pentagon by a u.s. president. the strategy took into account the end of the war in iraq and winding down of the one in afghanistan. pentagon leaders crafted the strategy in line with defense cuts of $450 billion in the next decade. obama says the u.s. will be able to ensure its security with a smaller ground force. >> our military will be leaner, but the world must know the united states is going to maintain our military...